Kuwa kweNineve
1Nasi sitsa sikuhlasela, Nineve!
Lindzani tinqaba,
nicaphele imigwaco;
tilungiseleleni.
Bambanani ngemandla enu!
2Simakadze utawubuyisela ludvumo lwakaJakobe
njengeludvumo lwaka-Israyeli,
nome nje babhubhisi sebabacekele phansi
babhubhisa netihlahla tabo temagelebisi.
3Emahawu emabutfo etitsa abovu,
emabutfo avunule lokubovu ngalobutopele,
tinsimbi letisetincoleni temphi tiyamanyatela
ngelilanga lekulungiswa kwato;
tikhali tawo tiyamengetela.
4Tincola tawo temphi tijubalata etitaladini,
tehla tiyenyuka nelidolobha.
Tifanana netidlwane letivutsako,
tigijime, tiklwebhe njengembane.
5Kuhlanganiswa emabutfo aseNineve elikhetselo.
Noko ayakhubatela endleleni yawo.
Agijima aye elubondzeni lwelidolobha,
tivikelo tiyemiswa.
6Emasango emifula ayavuleka,
sigodlo siyabhidlika.
7Kushaywa umtsetfo wekutsi
lelidolobha alidzingiswe lisuswe lapha.
Emantfombatana akhona latigcili adzindza sililo;
adzindza sililo atikhalela.
8Njengesitiba semanti, injalo neNineve;
bantfu bayo bayabaleka kuyo,
banjengemanti lageleta esuka esitibeni sawo.
Bamemeta batsi: “Manini! Manini!”
Kodvwa kute ngisho namunye lobanakako.
9Phangani isiliva! Phangani igolide!
Imphango yinyenti kakhulu,
nengcebo isuke kuyo yonkhe imigodzi yayo.
10INineve seyiyabhujiswa,
iphangiwe, ihlutjuliwe.
Tinhlitiyo tiyancibilika,
emadvolo ayaceka,
imitimba iyatfutfumela,
bonkhe buso buyaphaphatseka.
11Seliphi-ke nyalo lelidolobha
lebelingumhume wemabhubesi,
indzawo lapho abebondlela khona bantfwabawo,
lapho emabhubesi lamadvuna nalamasikati
abeshangashanga khona,
nebantfwabawo awakhulisela khona,
angesabi lutfo?
12Libhubesi litingele tinyamatane,
letenele kondla bantfwabalo kanye nemkalo,
ligcwalise sikhundla salo ngetinyamatane,
lihlohle nemgodzi walo ngalelikutingele.
13Simakadze longuSomandla utsi:
“Mine ngiphambene nawe, Nineve.
Tincola takho temphi ngitatishisa tibe yintfutfu,
inkemba itawudla emazinyane akho elibhubesi,
anginakushiyela nyamatane emhlabeni.
Emavi etitfunywa takho angeke aphindze evakale.”
